You’d think the above picture of a sign board was taken from a local museum! The photo was taken with a mobile phone in January 2009 when I visited a colleague in the Primary Health Centre (PHC), Fort, Big Daman. Whoever says that the Portuguese language is on the decline in Daman, is certainly not […]
Dr. Adelino Costa probably is the first person in Portugal to buy a copy of my book, “Culture Wise INDIA!” Here’s what he has to say… Caro Noel, Recebi hoje o teu livro que tinha encomendado. Provavelmente é o primeiro que chega a Portugal. Está muito bonito, muito bem ilustrado e é muito informativo. Parabéns. Adelino […]
Sao Joao (St. John’s feast) was celebrated yesterday, 24th June 09, in Damao (Daman) Portuguese style as usual with ‘add-ons.’ I woke up around 7am to firecrackers in the churchyard as well as echoes from the various ‘bairos.’ The day was spent putting up effigies made by stuffing old suits with straw and firecrackers. An […]
Daman had its first showers on Sunday afternoon, lasting over two hours. When it stopped, the sun did come out again, to give Daman that clean-washed look and to release an earthy-scented vapor all evening. Jampore beach in Big Daman was jam-packed with tourists and so was Devka beach in Small Daman. San Joao (St. […]
It should have been a sad day for me and fellow Damanenses. The fort of Big Daman, one of the 27 nominations for the 7 Wonders of the Portuguese World, did not make it, while Goa and Diu did. The winners: * Basilica de Bom Jesus (Goa/India/Asia) *Fortaleza de Diu (Diu/India/Asia) * Igreja de Sao […]
I’ve bought the domain name, www.WorldDamanDay.com today, on World EnvironmentDay! Now visitors needn’t type, http://web.mac.com/noelgama/wdd09 into their browsers anymore to access the site. Just type, www.worlddamanday.com and be sure to bookmark it! Viva Damao!
“7 Maravilhas” is a project to identify the Seven Wonders of the Portuguese world out of 27 nominations one of which is Daman! 1. Log in to www.7maravilhas.pt and click on Votar (that’s ‘vote’ in P’guese:) 2. Click on any one of the 27 images – it will ask you for your name and e-mail […]
I’ve just received a copy of my book, “Culture Wise INDIA: The Essential Guide to Culture, Customs & Business Etiquette” from my publisher, Survival Books Ltd., UK! The book probably makes me: 1. The first Damanense writer living in Daman, to author a book post Liberation; 2. The first Damanense writer to author a book […]
I’m reproducing below Fr. Francis da Gama’s obituary written by his colleague, Fr. Fred Sopena, SJ ******************************* Francis was born in 1934 in Daman, and spent the first ten years of his life there, his initial schooling being in Portuguese. In 1945 he joined St. Stanislaus’ High School, Bandra as a boarder, and six years […]
Dear Damanenses, Fr. Francis da Gama, sj (Hilario Gama’s son) died last night in Mumbai.He was diagnosed with cancer of the liver last Wednesday – that’s two days ago.The funeral is tomorrow, 4th April. The service is at 4pm IST at Holy Family Church in Andheri, Mumbai. Fr. Francis da Gama lived in St. Xavier’s […]
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